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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Old Bridge, NJ · November 21, 2021

Date
November 21, 2021 · 16:45 local
Place
Old Bridge, NJ
Airport
Old Bridge
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8074E
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA070
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot on a solo flight in the pattern with instructor observing from the ground. Student bounced the landing that was resolved with a go around. Pitch was not controlled on the initial go around resulting in a stall/spin at low altitude. Aircraft crashed along side runway. Aircraft caught fire and was completely destroyed. The student's logbook was consumed in the post crash fire. Flight times on this form are an estimate. The minor child student has not released a statement to the FAA at this time. The instructor has also not responded to request to confirm student flight times.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN WITH INSTRUCTOR OBSERVING FROM THE GROUND. STUDENT BOUNCED THE LANDING THAT WAS RESOLVED WITH A GO AROUND. PITCH WAS NOT CONTROLLED ON THE INITIAL GO AROUND RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ALONG SIDE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK WAS CONSUMED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. FLIGHT TIMES ON THIS FORM ARE AN ESTIMATE. THE MINOR CHILD STUDENT HAS NOT RELEASED A STATEMENT TO THE FAA AT THIS TIME. THE INSTRUCTOR HAS ALSO NOT RESPONDED TO REQUEST TO CONFIRM STUDENT FLIGHT TIMES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.